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The Simon Wiesenthal Center has bestowed its International Leadership Award to journalist and writer of Moroccan origin Souad Mekhennet, a Washington Post’s international correspondent. The Moroccan-born journalist to a Moroccan father and a Turkish mother will receive the award on January 14, 2020, at the Los Angeles Tolerance Museum, the US-based Center announced Monday in […]
Morocco hosted the first Libyan economic forum where the UN-backed Government of National Accord seeks a bigger role of the private sector and closer cooperation with Moroccan enterprises. Some 400 participants mostly from Libya gathered in Rabat for the event as Libya struggles to rebuild the country after a devastating civil war. Organizers from the […]
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is currently conducting Exercise in Jebel Sahara near Marrakesh to hone their combat and engagement skills. The UK ministry of defense described the exercise as “a great opportunity to learn and exchange ideas in a very testing environment. Train hard, fight easy,” according to Gibraltar Chronicle. “Always a pleasure to visit […]
Pope Francis has announced that he will be visiting South Sudan next year, where efforts are underway to salvage a peace deal. In 2017, Pope Francis scheduled a trip to the war-torn nation but had to cancel it because of political instability and poor security. “I want to renew my invitation to all sides in […]
Five years after announcing a development model for the southern provinces, the Sahara, Morocco is forging ahead increasing the initial budget to develop the region from 77 billion dirhams to 80 billion dirhams. The region is already enjoying levels of human development superior to the national average. But Morocco wants to make its south a […]
A march by Moroccans living in Europe dwarfed a previous march by a bunch of separatist agents who burned the Moroccan flag igniting the indignation of Moroccans from the northern Rif to the southern Sahara provinces. The hundreds of Moroccans waving the Kingdom’s red and green flags gathered in Trocadero square in Paris to celebrate […]
A confidential UN report on Libya states that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo. The country’s two strong men – Marshal Haftar and Prime Minister Sarraj – took advantage of the embargo breach. Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya since […]
Cameroon’s presidency announced on Sunday that parliamentary elections will be held in the first quarter of 2020. The elections were postponed twice due to growing threats from armed separatists in the two English-speaking regions and attacks from Boko Haram terror group in the country’s farthest Northern region. Separatists have vowed to disrupt the elections in […]
Moroccan Doctor Youssef Azzouzi was declared the Arab World’s top innovator in the Grand Final of Stars of Science Season 11 held in Doha for his After months spent building, testing, and developing innovative technology, Youssef Azzouzi was announced the Arab world’s top innovator for his Flow Modulator Stent, aimed to help congestive heart failure […]
In Mali, Police forces have rescued some 64 victims of human trafficking and people smuggling in an operation in coordination with Interpol, local media reported. The victims were women and girls targeted for sexual exploitation and forced labor in the mining sector and forced begging, Interpol said in a statement. “Police also conducted raids at […]